in ElectionsIn Xi Jinping’s Purge of the Military, a Search for Absolute Loyalty by Aurelia Butler 16 February 2026, 07:38 Source: Elections - nytimes.comTagcloud: Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (Communist Party of China)Central Military Commission (China)ChinaCommunist Party of ChinaDefense and Military ForcesHu JintaoInternational RelationsLiberation Army DailyLunar New YearMao ZedongPeople's Liberation Army (China)Politics and GovernmentShaanxi Province (China)Torigian, JosephXi JinpingYan'an (China)Zhang Youxia (1950- )